After traveling the world promoting their movie, the young stars of Harry Potter made their way to Los Angeles for a press conference to discuss the fifth film of the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Daniel Radcliffe (‘Harry’), Rupert Grint (‘Ron’) and Emma Watson (‘Hermione’) not only met with the media to talk about the movie but also took part in a special ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theater where the three stars left their mark on Hollywood, literally.

The actors had their hands, feet and wands imprinted in cement in front of the historic theater, joining the ranks of Hollywood’s elite.

Harry Potter Cast Press Conference

Daniel, how does being naked in Equus compare to the kiss in Harry Potter?

Daniel Radcliffe: “Well, I did the kiss first and I think the reason that it wasn't a problem or a sort of worry in the slightest was that in the back of my mind, I was thinking ‘I'll be naked on stage in six months, I've got to get over this.’ Because if that's a worry, then the whole [nude blinding horses] would be a greater worry. But really, the kiss was sort of more of a big deal than perhaps… Everyone sort of assumed it was a really big moment but it's sort of just like doing any other scene, really, which is very disappointing for people to hear I know but that's unfortunately how it was.”

Did you relate to the issue of revolution in this film, being a punk rock fan?

Daniel Radcliffe: “Yeah, I love doing all that stuff to do with Harry in this film because David [Yates] kept referring to it as Dumbledore's Army as being like the French Resistance, which was a metaphor that really appealed to me.

And also, Harry as a leader and a teacher was able to show off his wizarding skills. That showing off stuff was really, really fun to do. So I don't think I brought a tremendous amount of punk music into those scenes. It didn't seem to require it. I was mainly listening to Radiohead for Harry in this film. Somebody did ask me yesterday if there was one album that could be Harry's soundtrack during this movie. I think it would be Ok Computer by Radiohead, which I think tells you all you need to know about his character.”

How did the London bombing affect you, and are you excited for Beckham's debut in LA?

Daniel Radcliffe: “Oh right, is he starting? Oh, great, then yes. I don't know, with regards to… I think that's what's remarkable and sort of defines the English spirit is the fact that everyone was asked about, you saw all these people being interviewed directly after the car bombings and the attack in Glasgow, and they were all just like, ‘Oh no, it's fine. We're just going to carry on.’ That's sort of it, I suppose.’”

Emma Watson: “I've been watching David Beckham for years and the Galaxy, yeah, definitely I think, poor guy. He's got the pressure on, doesn’t he?”

Daniel Radcliffe: “To save football.”

Can you talk about growing up over the course of these five films?

Emma Watson: “I remember, especially with the earlier films, Dan and Rupert had grown like a couple of inches by the end of shooting because it was so long, or by the time the film was released. That was kind of crazy. I know on the second one I was still losing teeth, so that was interesting. One scene I kind of like [go from] a full set to a couple out.”

Daniel Radcliffe: “Not a full false set of teeth. It was one tooth. It wasn't like the whole mouth.”

Emma Watson: “No, I was saying I had a full set of teeth and then I'd lose one.”

Daniel Radcliffe: “Oh, right, okay. I thought you said, ‘I had a false set of teeth.’"

Emma Watson: “Oh my God, no.”

Emma Watson: “So it was kind of a weird experience, to make the whole growing up process rather smoothly. We kind of had to do it without anyone realizing. But I don't know, I think we don't really think about it. Everyone always asks this question: ‘Is it really hard growing up on screen?’ I've never grown up any other way so I don't know. That's the way it's always been and you just kind of deal with that. I mean, we've been doing it since we were so young so I can't really remember what life was like before, so I don't know.”

Rupert Grint: “Yeah, for me it's just been one long experience really because it doesn't really feel like that long ago. It's only when you look back on the first ones you sort of realize how much we've grown up, I guess. It's been really fun. I've enjoyed sort of every moment of it so it's been really cool.”

Daniel Radcliffe: “I don't think you realize when you're growing up. I think it's just one of those things that sort of just happens to you and somebody shows you a photograph of yourself when you were 10 and you recoil in horror. To us, as Emma was saying, we've just grown up. We don't think of ourselves as having grown up on screen. But yeah, it's been great. It's been really good fun. We've met some of the people who we're really, really good friends with through these films who we probably wouldn't have had the chance to meet had we not done them, so it's been fantastic.”

How will it feel to have your prints at Grauman's Chinese theater?

Emma Watson: “I was amazed they asked us. I was like, ‘Wow.’ I couldn't believe it. That's such a big deal. I was really, really, really flattered. It's just amazing to be doing it.”

Daniel Radcliffe: “Yeah, but when you see those other names, I think we all were like…”

Emma Watson: “Really? Us? You sure?”

Daniel Radcliffe: “Yeah, I don't know. It's amazing. It's absolutely just fantastic. I think we're all just a little bit in shock that we've been asked. It's amazing.”

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